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' Patented Aug. 2,1898.

v' No. T. v. Nonms.

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PATENT OFFICE THOMAS V. NORRIS, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES T. OLANDER, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE.

.SPCIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent NO. 608,556, dated. August 2, 1898.

Application tiled December 30, 1897- Serial No. 664,791. (No model.)

T0 all whom-.it may con/cern:

Beit known that'I, THOMAS V. NonRIs, a citiz'en of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a class of washing-machines in which a rocker is supported at about the center of its length in a yielding manner and operated by a pivoted handle.

This invention consists of a perforated false bottom having upwardly-inclined ends; a rocker having arched brackets secured to its upper face, to which a handle is connected by links; a body portion having iluted or corrugated sides, one section made removable in order that the false bottom can be'reinoved, the rocker having a rod extending transversely through it, supporting collars which bear against the sides of the body portion, preventing a transverse movementY of the rocker; in means for preventing the splashing of the suds, and in the formation of the air-chambers in the under face of the rocker.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an isometrical representation of my im provedL washing-machine, one side and a portion of one end being removed to clearly show the internal construction. Fig. 2 is an under face representation of the rocker, showing the airchambers. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through the circular air-chambers of the i preventing the splashing of the suds.

A false bottom composed of the end sections 7 and center section 8 is supported on cleats 9, leaving a space between it and the bottom 3. The end sections are located on an incline, their outer edges being elevated.' Above the false bottom and to the f sides and ends of' the body portion are seturn-button -13 and end section 10. Thev rocker is composed of the side bars-14, rabbetel on theunder face inner edges,'a sheetmetalV bottom A15, cross-strips 1G, and sections 17 ,having circular and semicircular air-chambers 18 and 19, respectively. v kvThese airrchambers are of a proper depth and size to retain the required amount ofv air toV do thebest washing. A rod 2 0 extends transversely through the' side bars 14 of the rocker, its ends projecting beyond the bars andentering the vertical guideways l2, thereby forming 'a connection between the rocker and body portion in a manner to permit of the yvertical movement of the rocker. Collars 21 are placed on va rod between the guideway and the side bars of the rocker in orderthat the rocker may .move with freedom by being h eld free of the sides of the body portion.y

A bar 22`is located above the rocker and extends transversely of the body portion, havinggpins 23 extending from its ends, which engage hooked catches 24, secured to the inside of the sides of the body portion. Upon this rod'20 are loosely mounted two supports 25, held in position in connection with the rod by pins 26, extending through the rod. A spiral spring 27 is interposed between each of the supports and the bar 22, and when the bar is in engagement with the catches of the body portion the rocker will be held to its work ina yielding manner.

To the upperffaces of the side bars of the rocker are secured arch-bars 28. To the upper central portion of each is pivoted a link 29,

A rod 32 extends transversely through the body portion and brackets 31, supporting the handle in a pivotal manner. An opening comm unica-ting with the space below the false bottom is closed by a plug In use the rocker is raised by disengaging the cross-bar from the catches secured to the body portion and swung on its linked connection with the handle. The clothes to be washed are placed on the perforated false bottom. The rocker is placed in position by resting upon the clothes, the ends of the rod guided in the vertical. guideways, the spiral springs holding it in a yielding manner and with the desired pressure. lly rocking the handle on its pivotal connection with the body portion its motion will hc transmitted to the rocker through the link connection.

lt will be noticed that by forming a link connection between the handle and rocker the handle exerts no pressure on the rocker and that all of the pressure of the rocker on the clothes is exerted by the spiral springs. The pressure will be uniform at all points throughout its movement.

By forming the end sections of the false bottom on an incline a less movement of the rocker is necessary than if the bottom was flat, and by the form of the air-chanibers shown in the drawings the best distribution of rubbing-snrface is obtained.

ly the series of catches 2t the vertical adjustment of the rocker is made possible when more or less clothes are being washed, and the corrugated sides and false bottom form the surface against which the clothes are pressed by the action of the rocker, the collars 21preventing the clothes gathering around the rod movable :in the guideways.

I claim as my invention- In a washing-machine, the combination of a body portion of rectangular form having corrugated sides and a corrugated and perforated false bottom, the sides of the body portion provided with vertical guideways, and with hooked catches, a rocker having its under face provided with air-chambers, a rod secured to the rocker and its ends guided in the vertical guideways, arched bars secured to the rocker, an operating-lever, links connecting thc operating-lever and arched bars, a bar having an engagement with the hooked catches and springs interposed between the bar and rod.

THOMAS V. NORRIS. lVitnesscs:

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